Steyn, Pattinson, Philander and Lyon to be in the bowling XI of the year.

Yadav to have a decent year, continuing to strike at his current rate (46) while gaining a slight amountof control.

Pujara and Clarke to rip up.

Australia win the Ashes back in England by a close margin and comprehensively beat England at home.

Australia - India either 2-1 or 1-1.

Pattinson - MVP of the year playing 8+ tests taking 40+wickets at 18-20.

Tendulkar to not retire even in 2013.

Cummins to either play and do nothing significant or not play more than 2 matches due to injury.

Rahane and Woakes to gun it if selected.

Ishant Sharma to play atleast six tests, continue to average more than fifty as has been the trend post-2010. Take 2-100 of 45 overs in his last test of the year and have people backing him again for the test spot and calling him unlucky.

Gavaskar and Ganguly to jointly recommend Dinda to the ICC hall of fame in December 2013.

Isnít it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too? Ė Douglas Adams

Originally Posted by GIMH

The reason people don't cheer for India is nothing to do with them being number one

What he should do is just play on until every pundit, analyst, fan, CWer etc. gets sick of writing about how sad they feel seeing him not at his best and all comments about how he should retire disappear. Then he randomly just retires after the 2014 IPL.

And smalishah's avatar is the most classy one by far Jan certainly echoes the sentiments of CW

Yeah we don't crap in the first world; most of us would actually have no idea what that was emanating from Ajmal's backside. Why isn't it roses and rainbows like what happens here? PEWS's retort to Ganeshran on Daemon's picture depicting Ajmal's excreta

What he should do is just play on until every pundit, analyst, fan, CWer etc. gets sick of writing about how sad they feel seeing him not at his best and all comments about how he should retire disappear. Then he randomly just retires after the 2014 IPL.

I'm not sad he's playing on when he's past his best. It's a good thing.

WWCC - Loyaulte Mi Lie

"Hope is the fuel of progress and fear is the prison in which you put yourself" - Tony Benn

* Australia to regain the Ashes at home after losing another rubber in England.
* Bangladesh to finally win a test against full-strength opposition
* India to lose to Australia and get wiped out against South Africa.
* South Africa to lose at least one test against either New Zealand or Pakistan.
* A current (or recent) international cricketer dies
* Sachin finally retires, so does Jayawardene, Zaheer, Kallis, Samaraweera, and a surprise name.
* Pakistan to win the Champions Trophy
* South Africa to remain #1 in tests, nfi about other championships.
* Year-End Test XI: Cook, Warner, Amla, R Taylor, Clarke, Kohli, Prior, Swann, Pattinson, Steyn, Anderson